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Non-Law Firm Lobby Shops Overtake BigLaw In Trump Era

By Alison Knezevich

Law firms have been K Street's top earners in recent years, but some non-law firm lobbying shops, including Trump-connected Ballard Partners, have surpassed major legal industry players in 2025 as clients seek access to the White House in a year of upheaval.

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    California Pulse

    BigLaw Begins To Fall In Line With Cravath Bonuses

    Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson, McDermott Will & Schulte LLP and Dechert LLP are among the law firms following the lead of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP on year-end associate bonuses this week, with at least five large firms matching the market leader within a day of Cravath's Tuesday announcement.

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    Legal Tech

    White & Case Launches New AI Assistant For Staff

    White & Case LLP has launched a new in-house artificial intelligence assistant to help staff carry out everyday tasks as advances in technology continue to transform the way law firms work.

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    Daily Litigation

    Pillsbury Winthrop Latest Firm Targeted By Data Breach Suit

    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on Tuesday was hit with a proposed class action stemming from a data breach the firm says happened in April, adding to the growing litigation firms are facing in the aftermath of cyberattacks.

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    Cravath Unveils Associate Bonuses, Multiple Firms Follow

    Multiple firms swiftly fell in line Tuesday evening just hours after Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP announced associate bonuses in line with those offered last year, continuing a long tradition of BigLaw firms following Cravath's lead on compensation.

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    California Pulse

    After Merger, Troutman Pepper Locke Elects 20 New Partners

    In its first partner class since the merger of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP and Locke Lord LLP at the beginning of the year, the newly combined Troutman Pepper Locke announced Tuesday it would be elevating 20 attorneys to the firm's partnership in January.

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    California Pulse

    Law Firms Being Tested With Associate Performance Reviews

    Eighty-three percent of U.S. and Canadian associates receive a yearly annual review, but there is room for improvement in how law firms evaluate their attorneys' performance, according to a new study.

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    Courts

    Citing 'Retention Crisis,' New York State's DAs Seek $5M

    The District Attorneys Association of the State of New York said in a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday that its offices across the state are experiencing a "recruitment and retention crisis," requesting $5 million in funding for a program to address it.

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    Florida Pulse

    PGA Of America Names New GC As Part Of Leadership Shuffle

    The Professional Golfers' Association of America has promoted a longtime in-house attorney to take over as its general counsel as part of a host of leadership changes announced by the organization this week.

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    Georgia Pulse

    Greenberg Traurig Adds CSX Tax Legal Leader In Atlanta

    Greenberg Traurig LLP announced it has brought on the former assistant general tax counsel of CSX Transportation Inc. as a shareholder in its Atlanta office, strengthening its state and local tax practice.

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    Courts

    Republican Senators Seek Judge Boasberg's Suspension

    Six Republican senators, three of whom sit on the Senate Judiciary Committee, are asking that Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of the District of Columbia be administratively suspended while Congress considers his impeachment.

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